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/M?'iflrl?ffiritwttfVou LXXII..X0 24016.r? ?i?? local ?now?.I i.-rnnrruw. fair; north?,??! wind?.NEW-YORK. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25,1915.-FO?RTEEN PAGES.* ? PRICE ONE eENT,pC,*0l,:??J^^10Bulgarian Troops Rushed onGreek Transp:rts to Galli?pot. Peninsula?AustrianCruiser Sails Thither.DEFENDERS NOW STRONGERTurkey Augments Her Forceson European Banks of theFamous Straits by Sol?diers Brought fromAnatolia.? cant? te Th? Ti ,il/ondon. Nov. 2.V- There is little orM chantre in the situation at T?-hat ahi?ja. It is, however. quite evident thattho Turks ate readv \c> discuss theterms for an armistice and it is ex?pected that the plenipotentiaries O? thetwo belligerents will meet to-day.The international situation generallyis atill regarded as very serious inVienna, chiefly in <-onsequence of fats?*ian preparation. It is assert?--?.! that animportant military council took plrueimmediately after the Csar'fl arm. ! atTrarsko-Selo. but the ?rai. as Tar a*1.? known, has not yet Signed the orderfor the mobilisation of the two dozenarmy corpa told of in yesterday's dis?patches.reparations f??r mobilization haveteen going on for a considerable timein Germany, Russia and Austria ,?mlth? official denials of the fact are mint?mired by the further fact that a stri?"tcensorship is being; maintained on allnews of military movements.A Rome message sent by mail to thefrontier, apparently to escape the cen?sor, states that in an official ma_?n_g?received from Vienna the determinationof Austria to fight rather than gtvs wavee the question of the status quo or onthe question of Albanian a'itonomy isnequivocally expresse?).Peaaimietic Turkish Report.P ?ad Pa? ha haa presented a distinct?ly pessimistic report to the TurkishI 'nment on the state of the armybeabas1 the Tchataldja lines. He warn??.he Porte that the resistance to be ex? ? te?l i rom the troops now facing theBulgarian army i'an only be shortlived.If the enemy manages to brea?.ritnongh ihe defences Fuad fears thefrorst, and d?v-lare? the fate of ihe'! to i'e sealed.A grave feature of the arar, news t?tVdajr lies In the tension arising ont ?ifreported niohili/ationa by AuatriaTh?ea*>. H la aaid. will be completed infour days. On the other hand, count>aa Russian trains are transportingT?en and war material westward. Therength of elev.-t! Russian army ii.tp?haa already been raised almost to afooting, aa the time expired men,nd reeervlats summoned t<> excreta::for the last two months had Ml bee?)disbanded. Moreover, one nrni\ >..ri?nd one cavalry division have alreadyr\?en sent from the interior of Russia<-> th? Auatrlan frontier.It ia believed that the reason f??r?heae somewhat showy mo\ ementa IsKuaala'a wish to raise her prestige withthe Balkan peoples. ?>r possibly tf??\?nge the diplomatic- defeat austalneilkg Osval ?ehrenthal'a annexation ofRoani-. Other observer? think ahe I*not attempting anything further than?n intimidation of Austria in the lat?iera diapute with Servia, which at?tempt, ?ftlclal ? Irclea in Vienna aay,tnuat fail, aa the Dual Monarchy Isrrmly determined to Insist on its view8arv>a Muat Reply.-?' . will short'v be asked f?>r a? rrply to the representations of?*-. I :??nan finlster In Helgrade.shoMd the answer he e'-aalve or >in?stlafA tory, another but more em?phatic Bteg ?ill be taken In *>igr?de.'??tian??* ?*? third *-?e?. ?*??<?? H ? ?liimn.This Morning*s NewsLOCiL Tag??>'"? i?j.?,iv in Aaylnan lire. l?Storm Dat i\-n-* <"H>. 1Uw Mor?! Tone ?'aus? of On?ft . ?Tablet foi Mis. Straus. 4Tomkir.? Talk? About Pier?.4''??? Hang? on Bronx County Hill... 5Uimonets See "Our Wlvea". 5(?aaabllcaa Speakers' Bureau. ?Habbi laya Balkan War la 1'nrighteous 7-"SWa Me?t to Help Brethren. 7*h>W?-i7 MiiBion's Birthday. 9Vr>* Heada Kxploration Paity. ??nan Memorial Held. 9Ru? Rid? f?r Hyde Jurors.14/Mayor? v, ?n Wear Tuxedos.14r'"<? <?r Tuikeys Goes lp.14Kidi>?p Ouardemaii and Wife.14oaaramax.^?-tlrcad Arbitrators Make Award? . . . 1v-nfcir)?er? Gain Little by Award. aI'ootbaH? Toll of Deaths. 4-taken Town? Scourged. 4'*i*???n Coi.fldent of Acquittal.Ahiriloma.y PacM*? 8??rrr.i--i>?t?. Sv-<tual Suffrage War's Cure. S^?nkiii?f Ahu-.es Bared. 7b?nitKiats Ji?.pr,r? for Tariff. 7Many Plums for Democrats. 7'??Ppf.intment of Htevens Urged. 7?'itumiii- plot? \\ ?den.14romazav.i'?imp.3'^ndon ?Stock Market Outlook. 3MiscEi.i,a-irous^?W? for Women. gW**th?r . '." ' -?h,l>P?ng .)". " -^ditorlti .. . *?bltuarj/. !l?andllroamoa'??t?re?t Shift? to Dardanelles.8. Worker? in ?Cholera <"..n,^haacl?! and Market?.'.'.....13R?*l EataieWhat They Sayof the AwardThe engineers will be disappoint?ed. They expected a great dealmore."?W. D. Carter, president ofthe Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire?men and Enginemen.'Every detail was ?arefullythought out and weighed in everynspert before the ?ward was adopt?ed."?Oscar S. Straus, first chair?man of tha arbitration board."I beliov?? it should not be possiblefor any body of employes to tie upnil the traffic in the F.a*t l?y a?ttikr Thf> public should l?- conold rod. ?.S to the wages In theaward, they are practically thoocpaid on the New York Central aye?t? in '?William ('. Brown, preetdenl?,f the New York t'entrai.'Tho :?v,ard will be hard upon thernnaller road? The nafortunatapar! of the matter is that aro hurtnow ?o ?:\rr> the ilomnnils of tl.efiremen."?John D. Ken, vtco?president of the Nssj Y?>rk. Ontarioit Western.The Erie gives the aver-tie w?chpaid ly the principal ronde." Ai r-tsraaontathro of the Erie.Th? Tward is l?? cents ? daybichar than now pai?l In freight and1", eeatfl higher than paid in pasOOngCT work. Roughly speaking, theincreass nsked by the sngineeroWOOld have amounted to I2&MM aysar, or II per cpnt. ' -Official statemrnt of the NOW York. New HavenI ft Hartf.?rd.WHISKEY_KILLS BABYLittle One Finds Pint Flask andDrinks It AU.Catha?aO Parry, three years old, diedin Bollaras Hospital last night fromalcohol poisoning, after drinking thecontents of a pint flask of whiskey onSaturday afternoon.The child lived with her parents atNo. .'532 Fast 18th street. When the?mother stepped Into the hallway, CathI ertao Investigated the contents of a[ ?loset and found the whiskey, which'? she drank. Mrs. Barry found the littleone unconscious. I?r. Schrocier was- .nimoned and he used the stomach!p::mp on tha child in vain. .Abe didnot recovar osnsctonaassnICROOK HAD SIX DISGUISES! Clothe? Reversible. He CouldChange in a Jiffy.Chicago, Nov. _4.? A hold-up man; with an equipment of six disguises wascaptured by dOtOQtlvos here to-day. He< wore a cap that could be turned wrongaida ??ut and cafried in his pocket asimilarly reversible soft felt hat. Hehad on two pairs of trousers of differ?ent colors and his coat could he turnedto show either side, so that he had onlyI to *t??p into an alleyway for a moment1 to make a complete ?hange in his ap?pearance.Two dotactlvafl saw the man go DS?hind a building and turn his ?oat?Hing side out and change his cap forIhS hat which he took from bis pock?t.H" was arrested as a auspicious charB< IOC and the police found a woman'shandbag an?l a purse containing $1?!in his pockets. He was identified byone ,,f h is victima and confessed toDg up s?\eral women to-day.HARVARD ANTICS CRIPPLEFraternity Initiations MoreStrenuous than Football.' "v T?U?raph in Tha? Tribun? 1Boston. N.,v. 24 -Harvard has thelargest collection of cripples tn its his?tory not ?h a result of football In?juries, but of fraternity and club In?itiation*. The candidate jH not al?lowed to smile during the period ofIrntlation ?nd If a beam spreads overlits c? untenan? | he |j, ? i.mpelled to' wipe It off" h) brushing hit? face onth' floorHe must hhIiii?- all members of tb?'fraternity to which he aspires by thricefalling prone upon the flour each time anumber appeais. A favorite, perform?ance 1? |o balance ? bucket of wat?TOS the forehead and kneel while balHiicliig it. A dousing Invariably re?aulta.f-Yaternit v m? n an- not allowed t?v.Hik npatalra during the lattiatoiperiod, bul must crawl np on theirr.nem. Thojr lose th?-ir peroonelltl? nand ??re called by th.' name of "Dubb."As a tant of Ingenuity ami endurancea long walk from a point abottl twent mil. s fron Harvard Bauaro is presorlbad.MAY GET BROTHER'S ESTATECamps Agreed That First to DieShould Leave Survivor All.Unit ford, Conn . Nov. _4. ?Nearly fif?teen years ago Herbert P. and EdwardA. ?'arnp, brothers, with no relatives,made an agreement that Upon tlMdeath of one the one living sh??ul?l hOV?the other's estate. Their father, A PP. ?'amp, a rich real estate man. badjl?ft thon all his propc-rta. Hivi'lint; upthe last parcel of realty, H?rrberl P.i want?"! it alono, as it aras choleo and <>fcertain value. Edward a., alwaya fondl?,i a chance, said he would toss a oolnI to determine. Horbort finally gav? Ed! '...id $t;?.O"" and got a bargain,Herbert P. Camp died ??I Waterburythis ti ?mliig from Plights disease.Hfa estate, if the pact has been kept inhis will, must go to the broth?-r. who,.- living In the outsklris of Btajnford,in modest clrcumstsncea,Cciwar?! A. Camp wits well known Intin- racing gnm.r at flheepehead an?ij.ong Branoh twenty years ago ami had;. profitable meat bualnaoo In PultonMarket, supplying ocean liners andlarga hotels. But he didn't value afortuna as Herbert did, and most of hismoney waa tool in the rarious financialtemptatlona which lurf good fellowa.??Th? 'Affairs' of Anatol qlve a pl?a??ntevening In the delightful Ut'le Theatre.- Arthur Wnrren In Th- Tribune--AdvtIN RAILWAY DISPUTEEngineers Get G?nerai WageAdvance and Better Condi?tions in Decision of Boardof Arbitration.P. H. MORRISSEY DISSENTSi_^_j Finding Will Retard Progress ofSettlement by Umpires, HeSays ? Report DeclaresBoth Sides Should Yieldto Public Interest.Fl n n TI)? Ti lb??? Pur?nn |Waahtngton, Xm. 24.?Ending thej wage dispute that threatened a strikeby 80,000 locomotivo engineers on flftyI two Eastern railroads, the board ofarbitration Intrnated with the settle?ment of the controversy announced itsaward to-night, The engineers gain ai partial victory in thHr demand formore wages.The Undings of the boar?! are practl?cally ? Compromise, although ? gen?? ral sdvance of arages and better work?ing condition! are awarded. Tkiaward is signed l.y fiae members of theboard, P. H. Iforrlaoejr, former pi an Imaster of the Brotherhood of RailroadTrainmen. submitting a alissent iiif?opinion in which he ? laims that th?result will have the eiTeet of retardingthe progress of arbitration of Indus?; trial disputes <?n the railroads.Tho settlement of the. controversy reflOCtS credit ?in Dr. Charles P, Neil!: Coa-U-hetoner of Labor, and .fikI??i Martin a. Knapp, of the Commer?aCourt, who onorcloed their friendly of?! flees at the critical Mage of th?' dlSpUtSand doubtless averted a strike by per?ruadlas the railroad oftii'iais and repreeentatlveo of the engineers to sob?mit the matters In dispute to arbitra?tion after mediation had failed.Public Had Most at Stake.in its declatoa the board h??i?is thaithe public, arhich had no volco la th?.controversy and no choice bul to al ci?by the decision, hail mOTO al stake thaneither engineers or railroads. Tlie n -? port emphiisl/as the aeoeOBlty of plan'ito safeguard the public against the pos?sibility of a future strlk??, ?h"se eonae?Iquencea it depicts In sombre ?."in,adding:it would or difficult t?i Saiaggarate theaerlouoo??? r?< such a eetomlt) li 1*safe to ??? tb,T tti* tsrg?? nt*???? r,r "??I _?t wo ?Id !)ii?i theii ?apply a,f many1 articles of food ? thausted within s??if so Important a commodity as milk? they would hat? no more than ? ?lay'ssupply. If a strlkr of the chano ?er las?, ?d for only a singl?? Waok the etirTertiiKI would he beyond our power ?if den? rlptlon The IntereOta of th? public so furexceed those of the POTtlOS t.? a enntrorerey ?s t?? rondei tiie for mor peromount To this paramount lnt?r?al boththa railroad operators *n?i the ??aploye?; hoiild submit"it is the belief of tb?- board," conlin?es tb?1 decision, "that In the laslanalysts the 01 Iv Solution Is to qunlitthe principle o.r free contract In therailroad service"General Increase Not Warranted.While the award lacroaOOfl wages onsome railt??a?ln ami for some classes ?>fsoi ike, P ("?ids thai ? general Increasson all roads is not warranted. Theaward dates ha? k to May 1 and Will; hold for one y?Hr ft'?in that date Mr.I Morrlssey, ropreoeutlng the ongtneera,has already Indicated doubt as to Itsj renewal in the past, with severalnotable exc? ptions, the OOntiaotS be?tween th. ?*r,a?is ami the engineers havebeen renewed annually.The attitude of the railroads, as out?lined in a statement to-day by Presi?dent Daniel WlUard of the Haltlmore A?'?hio Railroad, who represen??-d therailroads on the arbitration board, i?likewise indefinite as to the future."Mv aCOOPtanCO <>f the award as awhole does not aignifv my approval ofall the findings in detail," ?aid presi?dent Wlllard. Me added that "a!though the award i? not stich as therailroads had hoped for," nor such asthey felt was Justified by tha facts,"they BOW accept without question theconcraaien whloh was reached."Grant? Increased CompensationIn Its award the board grants eortglaIncreased compensation and improvedand ?uniform rule? of service requestedby the engineers, but holds, that a gen?eral in? ?-ase of wages on all road? Isn?it warranted upon the basis of the.evidence presented.The board found that on some roadsand (or certain ?lasses of service theICompensation wus too ?mall, and therefoi ??: introduced into the award th?principle of a minimum wage for tli_tntlre district. The award, which datesbach tO Muy 1 last and Will stand f??rlone year, settles the most' important| American labor dispute submitted toI arbitration sime the anthracite coalj strike in 190-.In its report the board suggests theI creation of federal and state wage coni' missions, which shall exer? Ise function?)regarding labor engaged upon public?Utilities analogous t<> those exercised[with regani to capital i>> the publicservice coassalooloni already in exist??saca, Tbs representative <?f the engiIBeers ??n the board. I\ H Mon Issey,illeeontod from this ?uggeetlon, which,he said, in its effe? t virtually meanta ompulsory hi bit ration and was whollyImpracticable.Th? Important Recommendation?.Following are the more Important ofthe board's awards and the rOtHJSStS of(he engineers;in poaaanger servie? a minimum wag.?was granted uf U- f??i Is? miles or les?,i ??Dim? r?t oo ??a un,i page, fourth rolumn.THE FRAMERS OF THE ENGINEERS' AWARD..Members ol the Mib-eommittec of the arbitration board.?DB ?mai;i.PS R. va.v raja??-,STORM DANS ANO1 DRENCHES THE CnSweeps Into Jersey, with Hea\Rains and Brilliant Elec?trical Display.HARD WINTER PROPHESIEHouses and Streets Lighted iNearby Town? and ChickensGo to Roost in Suburbsat Midday.Coaning up from Hi?- n??rtp. .?*.t \.<?enlay morning with ctotjds <?' ink?utsai aad rumbling of thunder ??iIch ?>f lightning, ;? ?-torni .-?w > , t . i! Manhattan Island, ? r.?? fj th.- Ii ..!-?itit?. .New JarSSJ ?mi there n . nt |lf??r. e i:, i torrential ?i"wn|,??ir. Htt\v?.?-n rsajonndlng claps o? thundoranvivid elsctiic diaplaga, tain aad anil f?I with Isrrlfic far?oe for m>r? than la? iiour^. when thr. siomh had sahatii la1 it? strength m this rejemn it contin'ie"s snward awasp tanrnrd th? aotitlweetern i???rt ??f Near Jsrsey, pn ala1 ??m t.? <?.? neat Asburj Park.in tii?- c.-iriy moralag tii<- tempersi i .? ?rag *--1 iff i. ii'iitly ??ilil t?> w.irran| POOPla in belle?, ina that 111?- titsl s I ) ? > 'of Hi? i"-.isnii was sbOUl t?> i.CKin. Thxky Waa a leaden ?ray Sttd the winblew la fitful guata, Tins iras bus?'rede.), about 10 O'ClO? k. by ?i f?-\v BfN-?tiling drops ?.f I.,in, a i ? ?unp.-iiiii'i'-a. ix iiari;ii<'s<s. Than, altn??*t !>??fore psopls In Ihe streets couM reallaIt. the st?irtn broke with hu?I?I?-ii t ? i t" >.The \-, itifl ill'reassd t" a gale; the railfeii with tmpicai Intensity, aad doaf.'uinK thuii'ier- ?ai?? ?i?M?,iiate.i overheadwhile l??ng, jagged streak? ?<f llghtninimomentarily Illumin?t??! th?- pall OVSffhanRtiiK the rity.Rising swiftly from the general dlrei-ti.n of I^uig Tr-luwl Hound, the stornpassed ,,\er Manhattan island at aiangla, being most intense nt the ?onthern extreniii .-, where lightning bolt??icro frequent. The fifty-foot tlasrpol?on th?- National Biscuit I 'ompanv'ibuilding, at Ninth avenus and l."itlstreet, was struck l?y lightning an?shutt'-reii into many piscas, sltbougtno 'lainage was done to the building.The waters of the Hudson WOttwhipped int.? wiiit?-i spB during tl,?' passage of the storm, Sttd \ess?ds pl>inu' up ami flown and SCTOBS the rtvST arar?' hard pul to it to wenth? r the stiff op*position offi'ie?. hy r?mbaftng lids amia had.Within s fan minutas after the ?down?pour had buffeted itself against Manaattan tsla?d, daylight v>;i* almostblotted out. ?-ttre.-t? ?is, automobil?-.??and ferryboats lit their lamps, and inthousands of hoii?.-s an.I aparttmtiMUM electric lights were turned on. Theentile ?ity appeal?-?! t?. be enshroudedIn night.The Palisades were hidden from th?;view of thtise in this ? ity, ami th?- ramfell most lieaxlly in Hie New Jerseysections. Kngh-wooil. Ua? kensack, l.eonla, Patarnoa and oth?-r nearby town?1 wt-re deluged with rain and hail, andtrolley and electric light service I.?I ween many hfl these places was putout of busine?,? temporarily. In main?asea passengers were stalled mon' limn an hour when the lightning struckthe bio? k mkii??i aystem on Iks trolleylines.The Orange? in Darkness.The (?ranges seeme?! to be spe? ial ol>fscts of attack OU the part of the atona.Tcli-giaph ami telephone line? wererendeixl useless, hailstones as large aspigeons' ?-ggs fsU to the street, andstreets ?rara turned into xniall riVSTflbacaugs ??f the blocking <?f the stormsewers,Chief of !'"li? ?? Drahsll of Orange,seeing Uta dangers arising from the illpervading ?larkneas, ordered tits mu?nicipal lighting aystem to start ihe,i ..nt iniii-il ??? ??"'?iii'l |H?e<*. ll,i,,l niliiinn.P. H. MOBTU88KY.*iETTOR'S CONVICTIONMEANS STRIKE IN ITALYLaborers Awaiting Outcome ofMinder Trial?OiovannittiNamed for Deputy.Not u Tha Boclallot UnionI ti)?' ? amlidai y for theI 'hamIn i of Deputies Of Arturo i.iovani iiitti t?> repreaeni the constituency ofCarpi, Provlnea of htodena, which seatils now vacant Oiovannitti is now ontrial, with Joeeph Bttor, al Balem,\i on the charge of murder com?mitt? ? during the Lawrence strike.Til?- Bxtremlata are making eft.?its,through tin- inllui'ii? ?? ??t public ??pinion.to Induce the Italian government tobring prsgSUrO on tJi<? An.? rienn gov?ernment t?i protect tho rights of thei??? prleonors. ii is announoed that ifQrlovanntttl and Bttor am oonvtoted Igeneral strike will BO proclaimedthroughOUl Italy. Hugli s movement,I however) hsa been a failure In the pa?t.The "Corriere dttalla," commentingon th?' case, says It hopes that the Ital?ian government ?ill do its duty andprevent tho United States "from commining s repugnan! Injuatice."HOBBLES 5,000 YEARS OLDWomen of Crete Also ApedMen, Explorer Says.?iiv Talasraph t? Tb? Trlbaa? IPhiladelphia, Nov. ti. i?r. Ddlth M.i la ii. who has charge of tha ? icavatlonain ?'rete for the I'niwisity of FVnnsyl\ania. and who is bore to deliver a? ours, ?.t i? torea on the work befdraunlveralty ?lasses, declares that th? ?xcavatlons so (nv made show that thewofni'ii Of five thousand years ago worehnbble skirts, tight OOroets ami man??iMi collars.Dr. Ball also declares thai ancienlCreta had reached ? rerj Mgh plane of?i\dilation. Tin- oit> bad a drainagesystem whleh compared favorably withany present day drainage system."lOxiavatlons on the island," said Dr.Hall, "will bo .Materially assisted bythe Balkan war, since under the Turk?ish regime the excavating Is hamperedbj .1 gr?ai deal of red tape."G. N. OFFICIALS KILLED-Purchasing: Agents PinionedUuder Automobile.' lt. Pauli Nov. -'* Howard Jamao, at?[rooter of purchaeea, an?i s. n. pieehner,purchasing axent of the (Peat NorthernHallway, wem instanti?. ?uied te?day,when t'.??(i- automobile turned over on a?Uep grmda, about cttrht miles north ofthis ?Iiv Mrs. Pieehner, Mis? James.daughter of Mr. Jain.'s. and Miss Kliza: both Mann seeapod Injury,Moth men were planed ondcraesth the| pas chine, and atore dead when it wa? removed.Thar,ksgivinn Day at Atlantic City,gh nain via Pennsylvania Kailr"J?l. lb turning Speel il Train will leav?Mlm'i? City at t?ii? p m Sundav. r?e???i"'?i I Parlor cars and dining' caris I? 'DANIEL WII.LAHD.olio gIOPERA IN ENGLISHReady to Erect New House ifDirectors of MetropolitanGive Their Consent.' IS BOUND BY CONTRACTHopes They Will Agree, as Hi3Project Would Stop Plans TwoEuropean ManagementsHave to Invade N. Y.Oscar Hammerst'dn is preparing tobuild .1 ne-w grand o??era house In this. ity for the production of opera InKngllsh. He n only awaiting the con?sent of the directors of the Metr?politan Opera Company before startingwork on the new building. The consentof the Metropolitan directors is neces?sary before Mr. Hammerstein ? an givegrand opera In New York City, nw ins?to th.* agreement mads with the Metro?!..<?ititn ?"pera Company at the time thaMetropolitan bought out the Manhattanopera Company two years ago.Bj tills? agreement Mr Hammer??!, ini..?i;n<i himself not to give grand opi rala WSW V??rk city for a period of ten?years, receiving as compensation nearlySl.mMXiltN). Mr. Hammerstein said lastnight that the English opera would notbe given at the Manhattan OperaHouse, but In a now builiiing he wouldere? t near Broadway. He .said he sawno reason why tho Metropolitan c'lrectors should object, as the opera atthe new hoUSS would be at popularprt<CSS and would not conflict with theolder institution."I am ready." he said, "and eager togive ?rand opera in Kngllsh, and Iha\elucked out a site on which 1 *hall buildan ? pera house. Of course, I must firstobtain the consent of the Metropolitandire? tors. 1 see no reason why theyshould refuse, as the new institutionW'itild not conflict with them.The performances will be given en?tirely in Kngllsh. and the priest will bepopular?from .SI down. N?-w YorkDSSdg a new ??pera house. The Metro?politan Is altogether too small to sup?ply the demand. Hundreds of personswishing to purchase Uckstl are turnedaway SSCh night, as the subscriptionspractically ?ell out the house."A vast number "f i eopk wish tounderstand the words whkh are sungand will not go to the theatre if theyare not able to understand them. ThisIs the public for which I will build my! opera house. It iies with the Metropoli?tan company to chow that It Is a greatpower for good In the community. Itwill. In addition, de?troy any danger ofopposition. It is well known that twoImportant Interests are conalderlng giv?ing grand opera in N'ew York at thepresent time, ?m? ot theae is a greatItalian publishing house and (he othera Russian impresario connected withthe Royal ??pera at Hi Petersburg.i myself received a proposition fromone of these Interests in which tinywished me to assume the directorshipof a new opera house. 1 was aOBBpSilsdto reject the proposition beiause of myagreement with the Metropolitan OjieraCoaapaay. If my new houae is estab?lished It will effectually prevent eitherof th?s?- Interest.? from entering thefield."I see no reason why, for its own In?terests, ihe Metropolitan opera Com?pany should refuse me this ? ?msi nt?. ?BUSINESS MEN OF NEW YORKS?jjuiil order The Journal of Commer?adelivered at their homes every businessmorning. All new? stand? keep It. bcents par copy.?Ad\t.600 IDIOTS FLEE1I???ILI.E FIREBrunswick Home for Feeble?minded Children Burns WhileInsane and Sick RushAbout Grounds.ONLY ONE KNOWN DEADWater Pressure Insufficient toForce Streams Higher thanSecond Floor?AttendantsBrave Flames to CarryOut the Helpless.One life was lost an?! ?h? llvoa ofmore than six hundrci Other?saved With difficulty as a result o? ifire that destroyed two buildings of th ;BrUi-WIIch Home for Idiotic and Peel 'i Minded Chlldmt, at AasUyvtlle, I.[aland, yeeterday afternoon, The ? :'"Victim of the flam?s was PritS M??ni dray, thirty years old, who was s? en torun bach into one of the structuresI when it was in damanThe fear that the blaze WOUM spreadto other buildings of the laetltutionthrew the patients and attendant ,?a frenzy, which was augmente?! when a: was learned that, because of an insuf?le ient preeeurc of water, th<^ Brcmciwere barely able to rea?h th?^ BOCOndstory ?>f the annex, where the I : i? stalled.The inmates m the various bulldln famany of whom WOTO bedridden,I terror strichen, and, despite their i hcal Condition, many of ?hem dragg? ?! themselves to the WtndOWS and tried ?<>1 !eap t<> tho ground. It was ?In? ??n!; '??the efforts of the attendants the I ?failed in their attempt.Patients Helpless m Bed.It was about noon when the tire wasdtacovered hi one of the attendant-! InI the ceiling of one of the rooms <?f thaannex. He informed the superintendent, C. 1. Marhliaiii. Who SBVS ?'??alarm, which quickly assembled nil thaemployes of th? Institution. 01 Isixty patients in the building moro tin. .a dozen were lying helpless or theircota They were plched up, <-ots andail, by the attendants ami i anffed frontthe blazing structure.in the mean time the .?ix hundredpatients in the olher buildings ha?! be?come wildly excited. Many ??i themi broke away from th?' few Sttendsntl, seat to wat? h them and dashed S-OdlyI about Some rushed from the building,?and after getting outside mad?- f??r the?annex. Several of thCOO, OS though(ha inate?! by the towering flames thatby this time enveloped the annex.dash? ?1 for the dOOTWayaA force of employes on guard for .such an attempt bad its hands full in?drhlng the insane back from the Ida. -ing entrances. Monrady, however.i eluded Hi?- attendants ami rushed sp. the burning staiiwa?. s. Two of the attenilants hurried after him. but weredriven back by 'the flames. LaterMoiuiray's charred body was teundabout twenty feet from the doorway.In the excitement another patientevaded the attendants and managed toiget laaldo a smaii cor norm, net 1erfrom what is known as the "boys' cot< tage." This ? rib taught fire later and? the plight of tin; insan?? man was dis?covered. A ?log which the patient hadpicked up in his flight was responsiblefor the discovery of the man, the heaicausing the animal to give vent toshrill barks. When the insane manwas dragged out he held the dog firmgraspeil in his arms, ami was in a high: BtatO Of merriment at the antics of thaanimal and sight of the flame?.Fire Reaches Boys' Cottage.From the annex the blaze leaped tothe "boys' cottage/' only a few feelIaway. In this building there wer?fifteen patients, some of whom had t<?be tarried out by the attendants. SI were taken outside, however, in goo?!! time. These patients, with the otherrescued on?.-, were placed in otherbuildings out of reach of the flann->.In the m?.in time the alarm had be? n'turned in by Dr. John F. Louder, one; of the owners of Knlcfcerbocher Hal?which adjoins the Hiunswi? k H??:nc Onthe north ami we.-t. The Bremen re?lapoaded promptly, but found the SUP? ply of water inadequate to tight therapidly spreading names effectually.I The Broman gave their attenthiu tosaving tho other buildings of the tost -tutlon, and this after a bitter strugglthey succeeded in doing. The flameat one time gave svMsnos of spreadingto Louden Hall and the Long Isla niHome. Another sanatorium n??ar bycaught Are, but the blaze was Sgtln?guisheil without much damage. Thpatients in these buildings Ware < arefttUy guarded by attendants and all es?caped Injury. The employes of th. *??two building? aided the work of thefiremen by forming bucket brigades.which kept the roofs thoroughly wet?ted.In the work of getting the patient?If rasa the two buildings which were de?stroyed ihe attendants and ?.liizer.s wlioJ hud volunteered had lots Of trouble laIpreventing Iba Insane patients from get?ting away from the place entirely. Sev?eral of the patient?, while being led toother buildings, bolted from the linesthat had been formed, and some wemchased for a considerable distance befoi?they were captured.Attendants Worked Like Heroes.it was at that thought that at leastfive persons had lost their lives and thattwenty-live were missing, but after thewalls of the buildings where the Bra c? n?tred had fallen a search disclosed onlythe body of Mor.daiy.According to Dr. Markham. the report?submitted to him last night militated